Before his voice even faded, that black and red fire lotus, radiating an Aura of destruction, had already left Xiao Huo's palm and was descending toward Liu Yuan's head!
At this moment, time seemed to slow down.
Everyone's eyes were wide open, wanting to see how Liu Yuan would deal with this nearly certain-kill strike.
This time, he had nowhere to hide, right?
However, Liu Yuan indeed didn't hide.
He directly activated his First Spirit Skill.
Extreme Speed!
The next instant.
A streak of white light, fast to the extreme, suddenly flashed by!
Xiao Huo only felt his vision blur.
His prideful perception ability actually failed completely at this moment!
Before he could even react, before the thrown Buddhas Fury Fire Lotus could even detonate...
An indescribably terrifying force had already slammed heavily into his chest!
"Bang!!!"
Under the horrified gazes of the entire audience, Xiao Huo was transformed into a black and red meteor, flying backward!
The fire lotus that was supposed to explode lost the control of spirit power; it flickered twice in mid-air and then actually collapsed, dissipating into a rain of fire across the sky.
As for Xiao Huo himself, he crashed heavily onto the Protective Shield outside the arena and then slid down like a puddle of mud.
"..."
Silence.
A deathly silence.
The originally noisy Star Luo Plaza fell silent at this moment.
Everyone remained with their mouths agape, staring blankly at the youth on stage who still held his punching posture, then looked at the unconscious Xiao Huo below.
Was it... over?
Weren't they just trading blows back and forth, with Liu Yuan being forced to scramble all over the field?
How did the style of the scene suddenly change like this?
"I understand now..."
After a long time, a dry voice finally rang out from the audience:
"There was no such thing as being evenly matched..."
"Before, Liu Yuan... was just playing around!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted!
...
Shrek Academy rest area.
"Clatter."
The half-eaten chicken leg in Elder Xuan's hand finally fell to the ground.
The expression on his old face at this moment was as colorful as a dye vat.
Shock, confusion, anger, and finally, it turned into a deep wariness.
"This... this kid's explosive power..."
Elder Xuan's voice was somewhat dry.
As a Level 98 Super Douluo, his eyesight naturally far exceeded that of ordinary people.
In that instant just now, the speed and power Liu Yuan displayed far exceeded what he had shown before!
"Damn it! How many trump cards is this kid hiding?!"
Elder Xuan crushed the chicken leg on the ground with a heavy stomp, his face so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.
...
Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy rest area.
"Beautiful!"
Xiao Hongchen punched the air, the smile on his face impossible to hide:
"It's settled! Completely settled!"
"Once Dragon Dance is fully stacked, no matter who the opposition sends up, they'll be kicked around like a ball by Brother Liu Yuan!"
Meng Hongchen's beautiful eyes were also flashing as she looked at the domineering figure on stage, her eyes full of little stars:
"Brother Liu Yuan is really too mean. That hit just now probably left a psychological shadow on that guy, right?"
...
Crimson Flame Academy preparation area.
The atmosphere was terrifyingly oppressive.
Several team members scrambled to carry Xiao Huo back.
After an examination, everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Although Xiao Huo looked incredibly miserable, his life was not in danger.
Clearly, Liu Yuan had held back his strength at the last moment.
After all, this was just a competition, not a life-and-death struggle; Liu Yuan was not a bloodthirsty person.
"Cough, cough..."
Xiao Huo slowly woke up, fear and confusion from that moment still lingering in his eyes.
"Cap... Captain..."
Xiao Huo struggled to sit up, his face filled with guilt and unwillingness:
"I'm sorry... I lost..."
"Clearly... clearly it was just a little bit more..."
In his view, if his Buddhas Fury Fire Lotus could have detonated a second earlier, if he could have held on a little longer, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
Chi Xiao took a deep breath, patted Xiao Huo's shoulder, and said in a low voice:
"Say no more, you did very well."
"That Liu Yuan is indeed a monster, but you also successfully forced out his trump card."
"That kind of explosion just now definitely took a significant toll on him!"
Chi Xiao turned his head to look at the next team member, his eyes flashing with a cold light:
"Huo Yun, it's your turn."
"Xiao Huo has already paved the way for us."
"The current Liu Yuan is nothing more than a spent force! Go up and finish him!"
The team member named Huo Yun nodded heavily, the fire of revenge burning in his eyes:
"Don't worry, Captain! I will definitely avenge Xiao Huo!"
...
"Will the next contestant from Crimson Flame Academy please enter the arena!"
Following the referee's command.
The third match officially began.
However.
What happened next completely shattered all the fantasies of everyone in Crimson Flame Academy and overturned the understanding of the entire audience.
"Match start!"
The moment the voice fell.
Huo Yun didn't even have time to release his Spirit, nor did he have time to shout a single tough word.
"Whoosh—"
A streak of white light flashed.
"Bang!"
Huo Yun was sent flying straight out of the arena.
Instant kill!
A complete and total instant kill!
The entire venue fell into a deathly silence once again.
"This... does this really look like someone who has suffered a huge toll?"
Someone swallowed hard and asked in a trembling voice.
Immediately following.
The fourth match.
"Bang!"
Another streak of white light; the Chiyan member didn't even touch the corner of Liu Yuan's clothes before being eliminated.
The fifth match.
"Bang!"
Without any suspense, another kick sent him flying.
The sixth match.
"Bang!"
Still an instant kill!
The entire process was so fast it made one's head spin.
The so-called "spent force," the so-called "huge toll," at this moment, seemed like nothing more than the greatest irony!
...
Crimson Flame Academy preparation area.
At this moment, this place had turned into a graveyard of silence.
Chi Xiao and the others, who had originally held a sliver of hope, were now pale as paper, their eyes full of despair and terror.
"How... how could it be like this..."
Lying on the stretcher, Xiao Huo looked at the figure on the large screen who was still calm and composed, not even breathing hard; his entire worldview collapsed.
"His speed... his power..."
"How is it even stronger than when he fought me?!"
Xiao Huo's voice trembled, his eyes full of disbelief:
"When he fought me just now, he clearly wasn't like this."
"But now..."
"Could it be..."
A terrifying thought emerged in Xiao Huo's mind, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar:
"Could it be that when he fought me before... he wasn't serious at all?!"
"He was using me to warm up?!"
Once this thought appeared, Xiao Huo felt a sharp pain in his chest, nearly spitting out another mouthful of blood.
What a disgrace!
It turned out that the battle he gave his all for was, in the other person's eyes, nothing more than a warm-up exercise?!
...
"The final match!"
The referee's voice was even trembling slightly.
He had presided over so many major competitions, but he had never seen such an absurd scene.
One person, slicing through a team like melons, and getting faster and faster with each slice!
On Chiyan Team's side, only one person remained.
The captain, Chi Xiao.
At this moment, Chi Xiao no longer had his previous confidence and composure.
But he couldn't retreat.
He was the captain, the final face of Crimson Flame Academy.
If even he lost, and lost so disgracefully, then Crimson Flame Academy would be forever nailed to the pillar of shame, becoming the backdrop for a "One-vs-Seven Sweep"!
"Regardless of anything..."
Chi Xiao gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot as he walked onto the arena step by step:
"At least... at least I can't let us be swept one-vs-seven!"
Chi Xiao stood on the arena, staring fixedly at Liu Yuan opposite him.
At this time, the terrifying Aura on Liu Yuan's body had already accumulated to its peak.
He just stood there, yet he was like an active volcano about to erupt, giving people a sense of pressure that he could destroy the world at any moment.
"Chiyan, Chi Xiao!"
Chi Xiao roared loudly, seemingly trying to bolster his own courage.
He had decided.
As soon as the match started, regardless of anything, he would directly explode with full power and use his strongest Spirit Ability!
No matter what, he had to stop the academy from being nailed to the pillar of shame of a One-vs-Seven Sweep!
The referee took a deep breath, and his raised right hand fell heavily:
"Match... start!"
Boom!!!
In the 0.01 seconds after the referee's voice fell.
The spirit power in Chi Xiao's body had just begun to circulate, his Spirit hadn't even had time to possess him, and the roar in his mouth was even stuck in his throat.
In his field of vision, that white figure had already disappeared.
Immediately following.
An irresistible, immense force slammed heavily into his abdomen.
"Ugh—!!"
Chi Xiao's eyes bulged, and his body instantly arched like a boiled shrimp.
In that instant, he felt his heart go cold.
All tactics, all determination, all unwillingness, in the face of this kick, were as fragile as thin paper.
"Whoosh—"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
Chi Xiao's figure traced a tragic and beautiful parabola, flying over a distance of dozens of meters, landing precisely in the Crimson Flame Academy preparation area...
Right next to Xiao Huo's stretcher.
"Bang."
Dust flew.
Chi Xiao's eyes rolled back, and he directly fainted.
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